Principal Systems Engineer - SIGINT - TS/SCI with CI Poly Required - Onsite - Salt Lake City, UT - (AST-CI)

Date Posted:

2023-11-07

Country:

United States of America

Location:

UT205: 1128 W 2400 South, Salt Lake C 1128 West 2400 South AST - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, UT, 84119 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Applied Signal Technology (AST) is seeking engineers who strive for excellence and have a passion to be part of a team that strengthens our nation and improves the security of our world.

AST provides trusted strategic and tactical SIGINT solutions that secure the interests of the U.S. and its partners.  AST’s work in areas such as high-capacity broadband communications, signal processing and analysis, tactical SIGINT, and wireless communications continually challenges our extraordinary engineers to resolve problems and make the world a safer place.  AST’s work environment is passionate, highly collaborative and provides engineers the freedom to strengthen and expand their skills, explore new and creative ideas, and work closely with our nation’s finest service members all while embracing integrity, diversity and work-life balance.  AST offers generous reward and recognition programs in compensation, broad career development opportunities, excellent health care options, educational assistance, parental leave, flexible work schedules, 401(k) with matching, paid holidays and paid time off.

We are seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead and consult on various products and programs, provide systems engineering on new and existing products, and develop and propose new concepts and solutions to our customers. This engineer will be hands-on and work closely with our customers, senior management, program managers, and cross discipline technical staff to thoroughly understand customer objectives and then to develop solutions.  This engineer may also work on or lead Research and Development projects that extend into advanced technology exploration.  Expected systems engineering functions will include concept development, engineering design, integration and evaluation, and operations and maintenance of various systems or systems of systems.  This engineer will also be expected to have extensive early and continuing interaction with customers to define solutions, project scope and then act as a liaison for the customer within the company.  This engineer will also be expected to lead large groups of engineers and large design efforts, present formal presentations in front of large groups and customers, conduct detailed design reviews, handle multiple projects and tasks simultaneously, gain a detailed understanding of systems, flows, CONOPs and advanced concepts, innovate and provide strategic direction, and make critical decisions while under pressure.

This is an ONSITE position at the Salt Lake City, UT location.

“eligible for relocation.”

To find out more about AST please, click the link below.

Applied Signal Technology: WHO WE ARE

Required Skills: 

• Minimum of 8 years of practical experience in Systems Engineering or leading technical developments including experience with design, development and testing of custom hardware and software systems of high complexity

• Experience with Design, Development, Integration, and Test

• Experience with RF, Optics, Networking, or Telecommunications standards and processing techniques

• Familiarity with data center or co-location infrastructure and environments

• Experience interacting with development teams to resolve discrepancies and issues

• Experience identifying, analyzing and resolving problems in all phases of the system lifecycle

• Experience problem solving and debugging

• Experience recognizing areas of improvement or customer needs and relaying them to senior staff as business development possibilities

• Experience working with customers, end users, hardware design teams, and software design teams

• Active and Current DoD TS/SCI with CI Poly or higher clearance

* Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 6 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience 

Security Clearance:

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• Must have or be capable of obtaining a US Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance.  Candidate selected will be subjec